Future Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for Automated Vehicles

车辆自动化被誉为一种可以挽救道路生命、提高交通效率、减轻驾驶员压力等的技术，但也可以使驾驶员脱离与驾驶相关的任务。这个问题对于自动化的成功与否至关重要，因为在许多情况下，车辆可能需要人为干预（2/3级）或人类乘员决定他们希望驾驶（2-5级）。该博士项目旨在为未来的车载体验提供指导，这些体验可以让驾驶员在需要/需要时进行控制或移交控制。在一种非常新颖的方法中，将对HFRG驾驶模拟器进行调整，使车辆能够从前驾驶舱空间的左侧/右侧驾驶（即两套方向盘/踏板）。这将允许调查两个人如何在完成一系列驾驶活动（包括取得/放弃对车辆的控制）的同时彼此“自然地”交流（口头和/或非口头）。因此，一系列人与人之间的语言/手势交互将出现，为未来自动驾驶汽车的人机界面设计提供信息，包括自然语言和增强现实界面。

Vehicle automation is heralded as a technology that can save lives on the road, improve traffic efficiency, reduce driver stress and so on - but can also disengage the driver from tasks related to driving. This issue will be critical to the success or otherwise of automation due to the many situations in which the vehicle is likely to require human intervention (levels 2/3) or the human occupant decides they wish to drive (levels 2-5). This PhD project will aim to develop guidance for future in-vehicle experiences which can equip drivers to take or hand over control when required/desired. In a highly novel methodology, adaptations will be made to the HFRG driving simulator to enable the vehicle to be driven from either the left/right side of the front cockpit space (i.e. two sets of steering wheels/pedals). This will allow investigation into how two people 'naturally' communicate (both verbally and/or non-verbally) with each other whilst completing a series of driving activities, including taking/relinquishing control of the vehicle. As such, a range of human-human verbal/gestural interactions will emerge to inform the design of future HMIs for automated vehicles, including natural language and augmented reality interfaces.